The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. Versions of nbconvert up to and including 7.16.6 on Windows have a vulnerability in which converting a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF results in unauthorized code execution. Specifically, a third party can create a `inkscape.bat` file that defines a Windows batch script, capable of arbitrary code execution. When a user runs `jupyter nbconvert --to pdf` on a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF on a Windows platform from this directory, the `inkscape.bat` file is run unexpectedly. This issue has been patched in version 7.17.0.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja
    templates. Versions of nbconvert up to and including 7.16.6 on Windows have a vulnerability in which
    converting a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF results in unauthorized code execution. Specifically,
    a third party can create a `inkscape.bat` file that defines a Windows batch script, capable of arbitrary
    code execution. When a user runs `jupyter nbconvert --to pdf` on a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF
    on a Windows platform from this directory, the `inkscape.bat` file is run unexpectedly. This issue has
    been patched in version 7.17.0. (CVE-2025-53000)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja     templates. Versions of nbconvert up to and including 7.16.6 on Windows have a vulnerability in which     converting a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF results in unauthorized code execution. Specifically,     a third party can create a `inkscape.bat` file that defines a Windows batch script, capable of arbitrary     code execution. When a user runs `jupyter nbconvert --to pdf` on a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF     on a Windows platform from this directory, the `inkscape.bat` file is run unexpectedly. This issue has     been patched in version 7.17.0. (CVE-2025-53000)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
437664	SCA: security update for nbconvert (GHSA-xm59-rqc7-hhvf)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
437664	SCA: security update for nbconvert (GHSA-xm59-rqc7-hhvf)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
279257	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-53000	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

Detections

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CVE-2025-53000

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Tenable Plugins

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